Morning journal and courier., 1887-05-18
News by telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. A HUBBUB AT TORONTO. 0rangemen Try To Break up 0'Brien. WILD SCENES IN QUEENS PARK. Clubs And Stones Flying
 About Freely. THE PROGRESS OF COERCION. One Clause Of The Bill
 Adopted.
THE PROGRESS OF COERCION,
ROWDYISM IN QUEEN PARK.

1 Meeting and Make Things Hideous | in Their Efforts to Break UP the l Speakers.
 l TORONTO, May 17.-There was a most dis graceful display of rowdyism in Queens Park | this afternoon when a crowd of Toronto Orangemen tried to storm the platform occu- pied by William O'Brien and, failing in this I to drown the speakers voice with groans, misses and cries of t'God Save the Queen" and "Rule Britannia" The crowd at ! o'clock numbered perhaps fifteen thousand | persons and little later when the banks l were closed and the students in the university were set free this was swelled to twenty thousand. The demonstration was begun by the groans of a man standing on a stump near the platform. A woman with green branch in her hand squelched the Orangeman by running the twig down his throat. There was roar of applause and cries of "God Save Ireland" and then rush was made for
 the woman by the Orangemen, but she had disappeared among her friends. At this moment MT. O'Brien entered the Park in
 carriage accompanied by train of carriages containing Tenant Kilbride, several priests and the officers of the To-
 cal branch of the National league.
 Around in the field and closely packed on ev-
 cry side of the platform was an immense au-
 dience of we'll dressed people composed of
 crowds of the best citizens among the Irish element of Toronto. One hundred and fifty
 policemen in charge of Lieutenant Colonel
 Grasett were scattered through the crowd or
 drawn in file on the outskirts. Sergeant
 Seymour was in charge of squad of mount
 ed men. A crowd of young roughs had talk
 en possession of two small trees in front of
 the stand and hissed and annoyed the speak
 CTS. Several powerful Nationalists shook
 the roughs from the branches and the dis
 turbance ceased. This seemed to anger the
 Orangemen and several Nationaists were
 knocked down. The blows were returned and
 there were 8 number of small frays which
 the police did not consider worth meddling
 with. Once or twice the Orangemen
 tried to reach the front of
 the platform, but were kept back by friends
 of the speakers. The disorderly element
 was confined to group of about sixty men,
 prominent among whom were Sergeant Me
 Kill of the Queens Own regiment. This
 gang efectually drowned the voices of the speakers 80 that they could hardly be heard
 ten feet from the platform. The row began
 when J. A. Mulligan, president of the local
 branch of the Land league and chairman of
 the meeting, rose to speak. He said: ''Fel-
 low citizens" (groans and cries of "God save
 the Queen'0, '1 feel 1t an honor" (cries of
 'Down with the traitor" and cheers and
 counter cheers) Ian honor to preside at this great meeting" (hisses and groans) ''to well
 come William O O'Brien." Enthusiastic cheers,
 misses, groans and cries of "Pay your rent" ssRule Britannia, 5 and "Lansdowne forever') fEI will say," continued the chairman, ''that these miserable wretches Cheers and cries of "shut up'') who come here to choke off free dom of speech in the name of loyalty to the Queen are to-day the really disloyal party. (Cheers) It is we who are loyal, loyal to the Queen if you like, loyal to the cause of Ire
 land Qoud cheers), loyal to the principle of
 constitutional right, which is free speech"
 Cheers, interruptions and shouts of "God
 Save Ireland: , "Here now is the man in whose behalf we have braved the tyranny
 and bigotry of the Orange rabble; here is the champion of the rights of the Luggaourran
 tsnantry, William O'Brien Cheers and
 groans) of United Ireland, and member of Parliament for Northeast Cork"
 At this announcement a roar of applause swept over the multitude and Mir. O'Brien stepped to the front smiling and looking in the best possible good humor. Then began the most terrific grooming, hissing, cheering and hoarse shouts that the day had 80 far witnessed. Removing his hat with the ut most coolness, Mir. O'Brien surveyed the vast sea of faces before him for moment. He then began amid the din and uproar to speak as follows: ssMen of Toronto-(cries of "God save the Queen," "Hurrah for Lansdowne," groans and immense cheer ing.) That cheer of yours will ring around the world to day Cheers and hisses) and all the vocal talent of Lord Lansdowne's friends cannot drown it. We are used to this sort of thing in the British Parliament" Loud cheers.)
 A voice-"Three cheers for Lansdowne" (Groans, misses and cheers.)
 Another voice-''Humph for O'Brien." Tremendous cheers and groaning.)
 Here an Orangeman drew forth a heavy stick and hit man with it, knocking him down. Then there was rush caused by the prancing of the horses of the mounted policemen and the crowd scattered in all directions.
 MT. O'Brien continued: 1T am glad to see that although Lansdowne has nothing to say for himself he has friends who are able to say something, God help us. (Derisive laugh ter, cheers and groans.) We come to Canada I to demand an answer to-day from Here are his friends (groans and hisses), two
 dozen of them (groans, cheering and cries of ! "Brand O'Prien!') whom good policeman could knock out in a few minutes (cheers) if they only wanted to, and the only answer they can give for the high and mighty poten- ! tial who has sent them here is cackling like geese or the groans of the jackass. Loud ! laughter and cheers.) They attempted to ! shout down freedom of speech here to- day. Groans aud cheers) Well, we gene rally succeed in putting down our enemies in the House of Commons (cheers) and we will succeed in putting them down here to-day Tremendous applausel. do not blame the poor deluded Orangemen who are making this fight to-day (here man was knocked down by blow of stick and a free fight followed among the Orangemen, who again set up dismal howling). We to-day are the party of law and order and we defy any body to deny it' (cheers and groans).
 Several voices cried .Brand O'Brien. "The heart of Ireland is at your back" shouted another. "And the heart of Canada" cried another. A man from the Orange party here got in front of the platform among the Water" His silk hat was crushed in by those around him and he disappeared under | the platform, bruised and bloody, where he ! lay during the remainder of the day. "I have often," continued MT. OBrien, ! "met jackasses Qaughter) whose sound would I be more musical than that of these miserable, | misguided wretches who came here to de- | stroy that freedom of speech which they | boast they love so much (derisive laughter).
 If they have got anything to say for Lans- downe let their best man come on thls plat form and will guarantee him hearing. (cheers). But they are afraid (groans, misses
 and cries of "God Save the Queen'D because
 they are in the wrong, and we are bold and
 defiant because we have right. truth and justice on our side loud and prolonged ap- plause, mingled with hissing and groaning). l This demonstration takes the last sod from
 under Lansdownes feet, for by it he con-
 fesses that he has no better answer to our terrible arraipnment than rowdyism. black
 guardian, vulgarity and ignorance of this
 wretched and despicable crew" Qond cheers).
 Referring to the speeches and the resolutions
 of confidence in Lord Lansdowne adopted | at Saturday's meeting Mr. O'Brien said: "I
 would like to point out that the resolutions
 of the Orangemen of Toronto on home rule
 did not prevail with the Canadian Parlia,
 ment or the Canadian people. Time will
 tell that the upshot of Saturday'5 meeting
 was vote of confidence in the Tory govern
 ment, that government whose crusl and
 abominable coercion bill has just been con
 ! . l,-% %J,o Parliament a